All posts tagged Bank Millennium

Poland may not be willing to accept just any foreign bank operating on its territory, its central bank chief said, without mentioning any names. Two days earlier Russia’s Sberbank signaled interest in Polish expansion.

Prospective buyers of Polish banking assets need the approval of their deals from the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, where representatives of the country’s finance ministry and central bank vote on deals and personnel appointments. Read More »

Russia’s largest lender, OAO Sberbank, is eyeing business opportunities in Poland. The bank’s move into the country, if successful, would be the first high-profile Russian investment in Poland since tensions between the two countries have eased in recent years.

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